A Quick Look at 2011-2012 Health Care Cases in the Supreme Court
It’s that time of the year again, folks! The Surpreme Court’s 2011-2012 term began yesterday on Oct. 1, and a number of cases have reached the Court’s desk, two of the which have important implications for health care.
According to Andrew Cohen at The Atlantic, “in Caraco Pharmaceutical v. Novo Nordisk, the justices will broker a dispute between generic drug manufacturers and their brand-name counterparts. And in Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, the justices will return again to the issue of whether a doctor’s diagnostic methods may be patented”.
The former, Caraco Pharmaceutical v. Novo Nordisk could massively impact prices of pharmaceuticals and the consumer’s access to generic drugs. The Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories case examines whether labs can patent certain diagnostic tests.
The star of the health care cases, however, is the Affordable Care Act. The constitutionality of reform has long been a subject of debate, and CNN predicts that we may have a verdict on the case by next June.
So keep your eyes peeled: there are big cases coming up in the high courts!
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